… When it comes to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise … that corporate sustainability is imperative, identifying best practices and which companiesare ‘walking the walk’ can be challenging. Corporate metrics, certifications, and coalitions … environmental sustainability — exacerbates this confusion. To cut through the noise, our team from the Yale School of Management narrowed in on one, universal metric that is the …
… Should policymakers incentivize electric vehicle (EV) purchases first or invest in charging … for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets acrossstates with a focus on New York, which falls in the middle of the 50 … in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysissuggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies … Bedford, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and New London, Connecticut. Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG The Onshore Benefits of Offshore Wind … The Onshore Benefits of …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate … wind in particular is that, acrosssettings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groupsaresimilar and stable; … of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the selection of two to four well-matched cases (for information on matched comparisonssee George and Bennett, 2004) …
… Can Ecosystem Services Valuation Bring Additional Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly … land footprint — one that is only expected to grow assolar and renewables meet a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to transition to a zero-carbon energy … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. …
… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 … that assesses both private and social returns from pollinator-friendly solar, as compared to conventional solar or pre-existing agricultural land uses. To conduct a cost-benefit … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits … developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) reliability prediction model and 2) the “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem Maintenance Model.” The WT reliability prediction model was developed using ReliaSoft BlockSim-7 simulation software package. The reliability model contains the major WT components including the …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable … RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSsare becoming more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but fails to provide energy during the evening hours when demand peaks. The resulting overproduction and waste of renewable energy — and …
… This project involved the collection of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind … different costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the policies can then be compared on the basis of their costs, including GHG emissions costs. Thisstage of the project …
… This global study measures awareness and engagement of the UN’sSustainable Development Goals. We hope these results provide insights into collaboration models and how businessschools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the …